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Jan. l0, 1928. 1,655,530

M. R. BERGER GUTTER HANGER CIRCLE Filed June 25. 1927 lun gnou/Lto@ Patented den.. l0, 192.8.

l UNITED STATES MATTHEW' RUSSELL BERGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, EENSYLVANIA.

GUTTER HANGER CIRCLE.

Application filed June 25,1927. Serial No. 201,406;

The leading object of the present invention is to provide a gutter hanger circle they shank of which is so formed that a plurality of spaced, Vapertured, o individual protuber ances are provided for snugly littingwithin the groove of aY channel bar to `prevent lateral or sidewise movement of the circlek 'when the latter is in attached position.

A further object is to provide a structure as set forthin the leading object in which the apertured protuberances are of circular formv and may be `stamped out, of the metal rforming v the circle shank.

Afurther obiect 1s to provide a cheaper, more e{iicie1it,'more practical, more workman ship like, and,heater-appearing device of 'the character stated.'

Other and further objects not yat this time set forth will hereinafter appear.V

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying ldrawings forming 'part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1, is a vview in side elevation of a `gutter hanger circlev embodying the invention and secured to a conventional channel iron. f f

Fig. 2, is av view in cross section taken upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

FigB, is a fragmentary view in side ele-- 'vation of the shawls `of the gutter hanger circle; and i y Fig. 4. is a view in section taken upon the line 4-4l of Fig. 3.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the saine has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited tothe precise arrangement and organization of the instrunientalities as herein shown and described.

Heretofore it has been. the accepted trade practice to provide the shank of a gutter hanger circle with a vertical and apertured web for detachably engaging within the groove of a channel iron. Pracy y consideration.

ytice dictates thaty this web formation is not as efficient in use nor as cheap to rmake as is desirable in an'article of the class under In the circle in which the apertured rib isemployed it requires two operations in the rib and aperture forma tion; That is, after the circle per se is formed, the web is subjected toftwo stamping operations, namely: one to form the rib and the other to forni `the apertures. According to my present invention no rib is required upon the circle web so that an operation is dispensed with, as is obvious. In the conventional form of gutter hanger y.circle it is also'found'that lateral movement of the circle may take place because the vertical,

curved rib of the circle does not fit squarely and has the tendency tofinove about its vertical axis. This is undesirable. By the construction about to be describedthese disadcharacter may be had. The vertical web 11 has pressed, stamped, or otherwise formed therein the vertical aligning row of eyes 011.

apertures 13 around each of which is formed at one side thereof, thickened., annular, reinforcing walls 14: which project a short distance from the web 11 on its inner surface, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4t, and have their outer terminals or surfaces 15 finished or faced off so that said surfaces 15 are in the same verti- 1 cal rectilinear plane. By reason of this construction it will be apparent that when the circle l() is assembled with respect to the channeled bar 16, as seen in Figs. 1, and 2, the surfaces 15 will abut against the wall or surface 17 of said channeled bar and when the screw, bolt, or other fastening device 18 is passed through one of the holes or eyes 13 A and an aligning eye or hole'19, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2, the web 11 of the gutter circle, together with its protuberances or surfaces 15, are secured rigidly and lli immovably against the wall 17 `of the chan- A neled member 16, so that there will be no space or play between the surfaces 15 and 17 or between the web 11 of the circle and its supporting channeled bar 16. Bymy novel construction the circle 10 is rigidly andim-v inovably secured to the channeled member' `1G and there is no liability oropliiortunity for any gutter circle, support, suchV as for in-k stance la T-shaped or angular shaped, which are full equivalents of the channelled construction shown; and While I have shown my invention in the present instance as coacting fwith ai chaifmelled support, it Will be apparent that the same, isvequally adapted to other Supports of different cross section as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

That I claim is:

In a device of tliecharacter stated, a gutter `circleaveb of .integral structure and stampedA or formed, from a blank, said web having formed thereina series of apertures,

' one side of Vsaid web being' provided with annular reinforcing Walls proj ecting therefrom, each Wall. completely surrounding an aperture, the Vinner faces of said Walls beingl faced in vertical alignment so that a series of rectilinear aligning bearing surfaces are formed on the web of said'circnit, contiguous to its support.

2.l In a device of the character stated, a gutter circle support web of lintegral struct-ure and stamped or formed from a blank, said web having formed therein a series of apertures, one side of said web being provided, With annular, reinforcing Walls projecting therefrom,each Wall` completely surrounding an aperture, theinnerfaces of said Wall being facedI in vertical alignment sothat a seriesof rectilinear aligning bearing surfaces are formed on the Web ofrsaid circle, centiguous to its support, in combination with a channeled supporting,member against Vwhich, the aligning 'surfaces of said Walls are secured, and a fastening device common to said web and said channeled member for penetrating an4 opening as surrounded by one of said annular Walls.

MATTHEW RUSSELL BERGER, 

